Exam 13: Depressants and Inhalants

Describe the principal disadvantages of barbiturates for use as sedative-hypnotic drugs.

Buspirone does not create euphoria, physical dependence, or cross-tolerance.

In blind studies, normal university students show a preference for a placebo over Valium.

"Huffing" is a term often used to describe __________.

Phenobarbital is frequently used in the treatment of epilepsy because __________.

Peter is an inhalant abuser. He now has peripheral nerve damage, muscle weakness, and muscle atrophy. Which of the following substances has Peter most likely abused?

Continued accumulation of benzodiazepines in the elderly can cause __________.

One of the withdrawal symptoms from chronic use of barbiturates is a strange sense of calm.

According to the text, a largely ineffective approach used by some U.S. states in trying to control one form of inhalant abuse has been __________.

It is relatively difficult to obtain products containing acetone.

Barbiturates bind to a different site on the receptor than the effective neurotransmitter would.

Long-term effects of inhalant abuse are not well understood, largely because __________.

The tendency to take increasingly higher doses of barbiturates in order to get to sleep is due to __________.

Eszopiclone is a drug prescribed to treat insomnia in Canada.

Which of the following benzodiazepines is NOT legally available in Canada?

According to the text, occupational exposure to solvent products has been linked to __________.

Short-acting barbiturates in animals have an equivalent reinforcing effect __________.

Triorthocresyl phosphate is a toxic substance found in glues and other adhesive products.

Buspirone does not affect GABA receptors but rather a subtype of receptors sensitive to __________.

Ultra-short-acting barbiturates are __________.